[linux-lvm] lvcreate gives 'device-mapper: reload ioctl failed: Invalid argument'

[Matt McHenry]

> Now look in your kernel message log for a slightly more detailed error
> message.

Nov 13 20:03:03 [kernel] device-mapper: table: device 8:11 too small for target
Nov 13 20:03:03 [kernel] device-mapper: table: 254:11: linear: dm-linear: Device lookup failed
Nov 13 20:03:03 [kernel] device-mapper: ioctl: error adding target to table

# pvs -o +dev_size
  PV         VG        Fmt  Attr PSize  PFree   DevSize
  /dev/sda10 maingroup lvm2 a-   38.15G 516.00M  38.16G
  /dev/sda11 maingroup lvm2 a-   38.15G  23.15G  19.08G
  /dev/sda12 maingroup lvm2 a-   19.07G  19.07G  19.07G
  /dev/sda6  maingroup lvm2 a-   19.08G      0   19.08G
  /dev/sda7  maingroup lvm2 a-   38.15G      0   38.16G
  /dev/sda8  maingroup lvm2 a-   76.30G      0   76.31G
  /dev/sda9  maingroup lvm2 a-   76.30G      0   76.31G

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Matt McHenry
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